930:
74:
99:
60:
941:
106:
81:
292:
blacksmith shop located across the street from the house until the shop burned in 1877. By that time, the Gays had begun operating a small sawmill, and had platted out the village of
Crystal Valley. In 1882, they constructed a frame house (destroyed in 1965) and moved out of this log structure.
291:
The Gays were the first
European settlers in what is now Crystal Township, and were instrumental in the early development of the area around Crystal Valley (Catherine Gay christened the area "Crystal Valley"). Jared Gay worked as the government blacksmith until about 1865. After this, he ran a
307:
roof covered with asphalt shingles. The gables are timber-framed and covered with clapboard. A single story wing is attached; the original open porch and rear wing have been removed. Additionally, the original front facade with two entrances and two double hung windows was updated to a single
819:
914:
850:
834:
311:
The interior was originally divided up into four approximately equal-sized rooms on the first floor, with a steep narrow staircase leading to the second floor. This has been remodeled into a single large room with a more modern staircase.
824:
985:
965:
909:
855:
496:
876:
778:
809:
743:
708:
783:
688:
648:
473:
748:
738:
733:
713:
829:
663:
578:
698:
693:
568:
788:
753:
658:
633:
773:
723:
703:
678:
668:
653:
643:
628:
608:
583:
573:
563:
295:
In 1902, the Gays sold the property on which this house sits. Mark and Calla
Krieger purchased the house in 1954, and renovated it as a weekend home. They lived there until at least 1989.
793:
768:
673:
613:
593:
588:
558:
548:
728:
683:
623:
598:
553:
860:
758:
638:
603:
814:
763:
718:
618:
303:
The Jared H. Gay House is two-story structure, measuring 20 feet by 30 feet, and built of squared and notched logs on a fieldstone foundation. It is built in an I-shape, with a
526:
511:
466:
542:
944:
459:
934:
46:
975:
140:
980:
506:
98:
73:
482:
337:
253:
37:
897:
970:
398:
288:
population in accordance with the recent treaty which had been signed in 1855. There he and his wife
Catherine built this house.
280:
to operate a blacksmith's shop. In 1861, Gay arrived in
Crystal Valley as a government-appointed blacksmith, serving the local
361:
902:
881:
249:
128:
516:
521:
501:
342:
277:
439:
394:
388:
451:
265:
269:
59:
211:
959:
364:. Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Archived from
285:
915:
University and college buildings listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
281:
273:
365:
252:. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1987 and listed on the
155:
142:
425:
National
Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Gay. Jared H., House
245:
198:
423:
910:
List of jails and prisons on the
National Register of Historic Places
304:
332:
986:
National
Register of Historic Places in Oceana County, Michigan
455:
966:
Houses on the
National Register of Historic Places in Michigan
308:
entrance with sidelights and a pair of double hung windows.
890:
869:
843:
802:
535:
512:
History of the National Register of Historic Places
489:
230:
222:
217:
204:
194:
179:
171:
134:
122:
543:List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state
441:Oceana County pioneers and Business men of To-Day
935:National Register of Historic Places portal
268:in 1830. He moved west to operate sawmills in
467:
8:
474:
460:
452:
105:
80:
58:
483:U.S. National Register of Historic Places
38:U.S. National Register of Historic Places
16:Historic house in Michigan, United States
422:Robert O. Christensen (September 1988),
356:
354:
352:
321:
333:"National Register Information System"
327:
325:
21:
417:
415:
413:
411:
409:
7:
338:National Register of Historic Places
254:National Register of Historic Places
898:National Historic Preservation Act
393:, Arcadia Publishing, p. 13,
248:located Route 2, 128th Avenue, in
14:
976:Houses in Oceana County, Michigan
940:
939:
928:
104:
97:
79:
72:
981:1861 establishments in Michigan
851:Federated States of Micronesia
497:Architectural style categories
206:
1:
113:Show map of the United States
47:Michigan State Historic Site
19:United States historic place
1002:
903:Historic Preservation Fund
882:American Legation, Morocco
387:David K. Petersen (2012),
923:
844:Lists by associated state
264:Jared H. Gay was born in
205:NRHP reference
66:
57:
53:
44:
35:
28:
24:
971:Houses completed in 1861
825:Northern Mariana Islands
390:Oceana County, 1850-1950
276:, then in 1857 moved to
250:Crystal Valley, Michigan
195:Architectural style
129:Crystal Valley, Michigan
438:L. M. Hartwick (1890),
820:Minor Outlying Islands
803:Lists by insular areas
517:Keeper of the Register
362:"Gay, Jared H., House"
522:National Park Service
502:Contributing property
343:National Park Service
156:43.77583°N 86.23778°W
877:District of Columbia
368:on November 19, 2013
231:Designated MSHS
88:Show map of Michigan
161:43.77583; -86.23778
152: /
242:Jared H. Gay House
175:less than one acre
126:Rt. 2, 128th Ave.,
30:Jared H. Gay House
953:
952:
507:Historic district
238:
237:
218:Significant dates
993:
943:
942:
933:
932:
931:
856:Marshall Islands
476:
469:
462:
453:
446:
445:
435:
429:
428:
419:
404:
403:
384:
378:
377:
375:
373:
358:
347:
346:
329:
226:January 26, 1989
208:
190:
188:
167:
166:
164:
163:
162:
157:
153:
150:
149:
148:
145:
114:
108:
107:
101:
89:
83:
82:
76:
62:
22:
1001:
1000:
996:
995:
994:
992:
991:
990:
956:
955:
954:
949:
929:
927:
919:
886:
865:
839:
798:
531:
485:
480:
450:
449:
437:
436:
432:
421:
420:
407:
401:
386:
385:
381:
371:
369:
360:
359:
350:
345:. July 9, 2010.
331:
330:
323:
318:
301:
270:Lyons, Michigan
262:
186:
184:
160:
158:
154:
151:
146:
143:
141:
139:
138:
127:
118:
117:
116:
115:
112:
111:
110:
109:
92:
91:
90:
87:
86:
85:
84:
49:
40:
31:
20:
17:
12:
11:
5:
999:
997:
989:
988:
983:
978:
973:
968:
958:
957:
951:
950:
948:
947:
937:
924:
921:
920:
918:
917:
912:
907:
906:
905:
894:
892:
888:
887:
885:
884:
879:
873:
871:
867:
866:
864:
863:
858:
853:
847:
845:
841:
840:
838:
837:
835:Virgin Islands
832:
827:
822:
817:
812:
810:American Samoa
806:
804:
800:
799:
797:
796:
791:
786:
781:
776:
771:
766:
761:
756:
751:
746:
744:South Carolina
741:
736:
731:
726:
721:
716:
711:
709:North Carolina
706:
701:
696:
691:
686:
681:
676:
671:
666:
661:
656:
651:
646:
641:
636:
631:
626:
621:
616:
611:
606:
601:
596:
591:
586:
581:
576:
571:
566:
561:
556:
551:
546:
539:
537:
536:Lists by state
533:
532:
530:
529:
527:Property types
524:
519:
514:
509:
504:
499:
493:
491:
487:
486:
481:
479:
478:
471:
464:
456:
448:
447:
430:
405:
399:
379:
348:
320:
319:
317:
314:
300:
297:
261:
258:
236:
235:
232:
228:
227:
224:
220:
219:
215:
214:
209:
202:
201:
196:
192:
191:
181:
177:
176:
173:
169:
168:
136:
132:
131:
124:
120:
119:
103:
102:
96:
95:
94:
93:
78:
77:
71:
70:
69:
68:
67:
64:
63:
55:
54:
51:
50:
45:
42:
41:
36:
33:
32:
29:
26:
25:
18:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
998:
987:
984:
982:
979:
977:
974:
972:
969:
967:
964:
963:
961:
946:
938:
936:
926:
925:
922:
916:
913:
911:
908:
904:
901:
900:
899:
896:
895:
893:
889:
883:
880:
878:
875:
874:
872:
868:
862:
859:
857:
854:
852:
849:
848:
846:
842:
836:
833:
831:
828:
826:
823:
821:
818:
816:
813:
811:
808:
807:
805:
801:
795:
792:
790:
787:
785:
784:West Virginia
782:
780:
777:
775:
772:
770:
767:
765:
762:
760:
757:
755:
752:
750:
747:
745:
742:
740:
737:
735:
732:
730:
727:
725:
722:
720:
717:
715:
712:
710:
707:
705:
702:
700:
697:
695:
692:
690:
689:New Hampshire
687:
685:
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
665:
662:
660:
657:
655:
652:
650:
649:Massachusetts
647:
645:
642:
640:
637:
635:
632:
630:
627:
625:
622:
620:
617:
615:
612:
610:
607:
605:
602:
600:
597:
595:
592:
590:
587:
585:
582:
580:
577:
575:
572:
570:
567:
565:
562:
560:
557:
555:
552:
550:
547:
544:
541:
540:
538:
534:
528:
525:
523:
520:
518:
515:
513:
510:
508:
505:
503:
500:
498:
495:
494:
492:
488:
484:
477:
472:
470:
465:
463:
458:
457:
454:
444:, p. 158
443:
442:
434:
431:
427:
426:
418:
416:
414:
412:
410:
406:
402:
400:9780738593623
396:
392:
391:
383:
380:
367:
363:
357:
355:
353:
349:
344:
340:
339:
334:
328:
326:
322:
315:
313:
309:
306:
298:
296:
293:
289:
287:
283:
279:
275:
271:
267:
259:
257:
255:
251:
247:
243:
233:
229:
225:
223:Added to NRHP
221:
216:
213:
210:
203:
200:
197:
193:
182:
178:
174:
170:
165:
137:
133:
130:
125:
121:
100:
75:
65:
61:
56:
52:
48:
43:
39:
34:
27:
23:
749:South Dakota
739:Rhode Island
734:Pennsylvania
714:North Dakota
440:
433:
424:
389:
382:
372:November 13,
370:. Retrieved
366:the original
336:
310:
302:
294:
290:
274:Fulton, Ohio
263:
241:
239:
234:May 15, 1987
870:Other areas
830:Puerto Rico
664:Mississippi
579:Connecticut
299:Description
159: /
135:Coordinates
960:Categories
779:Washington
699:New Mexico
694:New Jersey
569:California
316:References
147:86°14′16″W
144:43°46′33″N
789:Wisconsin
754:Tennessee
659:Minnesota
634:Louisiana
256:in 1989.
246:log house
199:Log house
945:Category
774:Virginia
724:Oklahoma
704:New York
679:Nebraska
669:Missouri
654:Michigan
644:Maryland
629:Kentucky
609:Illinois
584:Delaware
574:Colorado
564:Arkansas
286:Chippewa
278:Muskegon
266:New York
212:88003235
123:Location
891:Related
794:Wyoming
769:Vermont
674:Montana
614:Indiana
594:Georgia
589:Florida
559:Arizona
549:Alabama
260:History
185: (
729:Oregon
684:Nevada
624:Kansas
599:Hawaii
554:Alaska
490:Topics
397:
282:Ottawa
861:Palau
759:Texas
639:Maine
604:Idaho
305:gable
244:is a
180:Built
815:Guam
764:Utah
719:Ohio
619:Iowa
395:ISBN
374:2013
284:and
272:and
240:The
187:1861
183:1861
172:Area
207:No.
962::
408:^
351:^
341:.
335:.
324:^
545::
475:e
468:t
461:v
376:.
189:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
